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W. GAIN. OVBRBOOT FOR HORSES.-

No. 593,564. .Patented'Nov. 16, 1897.

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OVERBOOT FOR HORSES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM CAIN, or PERTH, CANADA.

OVERBOOT FOR HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,564, dated November16, 1897.

Application filed October 8, 1896- Serial No. 608,283. (No model.)

To all whom, it ntay concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM CAIN, V. S., a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain, residing at Perth, in the Province of Ontario andDominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Horse-Boot, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to boots for horses; and it has for its object toprovide a simple and improved boot of this class which will effectivelyhold and retain oil or water and which will be especially adapted forconvenient application and use in the treatment of diseases of horsesfeet and ankles.

The ordinary horse-boots constructed of leather or the like are notadapted to hold liquid or medicaments in the treatment of diseases ofhorses feet, and my invention is designed to provide a simple andeffective device for accomplishing this purpose.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvedhorse-boot. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the bottom. Fig. 3 is adetail vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal sectionalview taken on the line 1 1, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail verticalsectional view showing the boot arranged for use in conjunction withcalked shoes.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the boot, which comprises abottom, foot, and

I ankle portion a and'a top or leg portion a.

The boot is preferably formed in its entirety of an indurated fibrouscomposition. boot may be seamless and molded in a single piece, or itmay be seamed, as desired. I pre fer to mold the boot ina single piece,without seams, of any suitable fibrous composition, indurated andadapted to contain oil, water, or other liquid medicaments. In likemanner the boot may be molded of aluminium or any other suitable oradapted material.

The bottom portion a of the boot conforms in contour and shape to thehoof and ankle of the animal, while the top portion is of ordinarycylindrical shape to conform to the leg below the knee.

The boot is molded with a bottom I) and is provided with aflat sole ofsuitable thickness inside and outside, as shown at s and 3,respectively. At the top of the leg portion ct suitable devices areprovided for securely at- The taching the'boot to the horses leg. Thesedevices are preferably straps, comprising two vertically-projectingstraps d d, at opposite sides, secured to the top edge of the legportion a, and carryinga horizontally-arranged circular strap d, adaptedto embrace the horses leg.

Interiorly the boot corresponds to the shape and contour of the'hoof andankle, and by reason of its improved construction and generalarrangement it is adapted to hold and contain oil, warm water, or otherliquid medicament and retain the same in direct contact with theaffected parts, While the boot is socured in position, in the treatmentof sore or contracted feet, sore ankles, scratches, and other diseasesand ailments of horses feet and ankles. The lotion or medicament ispoured into the boot up to the plane of the ankle, and is effectuallyretained by the boot for any desired length of time, and when the bootis molded of an indurated fibrous composition. the medicament will workwell into the structure.

The application of a medicament by having the same contained in a bootvessel while se-.

cured upon the horses foot is the most effective manner of treatingailments of the feet and ankles, and my improved boot is designed byreason of its improved construction and general arrangement to provide asimple, durable, and convenient device for this purpose which cannot bethrown ofi by the horse.

The boot is pulled on over the shod foot of the horse, and in case of afiat shoe the insole s will obviate any damage to the boot structure.For use in conjunction with shoes having sharp calks I provide aremovable sole 0, preferably formed of leather and adapted to 1. Animproved horse-boot for containing a liquid medicament, comprising theboot proper molded or formed of an indurated be set in the boot toprevent cutting of the 4 fibrous composition or other adapted materialand embodying the bottom portion conforming approximately in contour orshape to the foot and ankle of the animal and the extended top portionconforming to the leg of the animal, said conforming bottom portion andextended top portion being both seamless, the boot being provided withdevices for securing it in position and with theflat inside and outsidesoles at the bottom, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. An improved horse-boot for containing a liquid medicament, comprisingthe boot proper molded or formed of an ind urated fibrous composition orother adapted material and embodying the bottom portion a conformingapproximately in contour or shape to the foot and ankle of the animaland the extended top portion a conforming to the leg of the animal, bothsaid bottom portion and said extended top portion being seamless and theextended seamless top portion being provided at the top with theVertically-projecting straps d d carrying the horizontally-arrangedcircular strap (1, and the bottom portion ahaving the inside and outsidesoles s and s, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. An improved horse-boot for containing a liquid medicament, comprisingthe boot proper molded or formed of an indurated fibrous composition orother adapted material and embodying the bottom portion approximalelyconforming to the foot and ankle of the animal and the extended topportion eonforming to the leg of the animal, the bottom portion beingprovided with the inside and outside supplementary friction plates orsoles, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. An improved horse-boot for containing a liquid medicament, comprisinga bottom portion conforming approximately to the foot and ankle of theanimal and a top portion conforming to the leg of the animal, molded inone seamless piece of an indurated fibrous composition or other adaptedmaterial and provided with the flat bottom sole or soles and with meansfor securing it upon the leg of the animal, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

5. An improved horse-boot, for containing a liquid medicament,comprising a bottom portion conforming approximatelyto the foot andankle of the animal and an extended top leg portion, molded in itsentirety in one imperforate or seamless piece of an indurated fibrouscomposition or other suitable material and provided with means forsecuring it in position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. As an improved article of manufacture, a horse-boot for containing aliquid medicament and retaining the same in contact with the hoof andankle, comprising a bottom portion and an extended top portionrespectively conforming to the hoof and leg parts which they are adaptedto surround, both the bottom and extended top portions being imperforateor seamless and the whole being molded or formed of an indurated fibrouscomposition or other adapted material, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

7. As an improved article of manufacture, a horse-boot for containing aliquid medicament and retaining the same in contact with the hoof andankle, comprisinga bottom portion and an extended top portionrespectively conforming to the hoof and leg parts which they are adaptedto surround, said bottom portion having the fiat friction-plates orsupplementary soles, and the imperforate extended top portion carryingprojecting top devices for securing the boot in position, both thebottom portion and extended top portion being molded or formed in asingle imperforate piece of an indurated fibrous composition or otheradapted material, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

YVILLIAM CAIN.

lVitnesses:

S. A. STEWART, H. M. SHAW.

